Madcap Puppets presents "Tales of the Silk Road" at the Emmet O'Neal Library! Ages 3 and up are invited to enjoy this puppet production at 3:30 on Wednesday, January 27th.

If you don't know how to dance the hula now, you will after the Emmet O'Neal Looney Luau on Tuesday, January 12th! Come at 5:30 for dinner, then stick around for island music and hula lessons. All ages welcome!

Fancy Nancy's Splendiferous Christmas Hair Salon at Emmet O'Neal Library!

It's the Emmet O'Neal Children's Department GINGERBREAD CONTEST! Create a gingerbread house and bring it to the Children's Department Gingerbread Land between December 12th and December 22nd. Every entry qualifies for the prize drawing on the 22nd! Entries should be picked up by 3:00 on December 23rd. Entries must be received by 5:00 on Tuesday, December 22nd. Don't forget to pick up an entry form from the Children's Department!

Brooklyn Wiggins has arrived!

Do you love to sing Christmas songs? Then make sure you don't miss our next family night - it's a Holiday Sing-Along at the Emmet O'Neal Library on Tuesday, December 8th! We'll eat dinner at 5:30, then at 6:00 we'll sing your holiday favorites, and we might even get to see Mrs. Claus!

Atlantic Coast Theater is coming to the Emmet O'Neal Library! On Wednesday, December 9th at 3:30pm, come see the classic tale of The Brave Little Tin Soldier!

Mr. Mac Thanksgiving Special! Join Mr. Mac for songs and stories at family storytime on Saturday, November 28th, at 10:30 am.

Calling all BookManiacs! Don't wait to sign up for November's BookMania! Read The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd, then come to Emmet O'Neal for pizza and a chat about the book. If you're in 4th-6th grade, call ahead and reserve your spot for either November 3rd or November 17th at 6:00!

Congratulations to our winners of the Fire Prevention Poster Contest!

Sara Katherine Wiginton, Crestline 6th Grade Winner

Owen Conzelman, Crestline 6th Grade Winner

Sarah Yates, Mtn. Brook 4th-5th Grade Winner

David Michael Zell, Advent 4th-5th Grade Winner

Dagny McCullumsmith, Cherokee Bend 2nd-3rd Grade Winner

Hannah Straughn, Crestline 2nd-3rd Grade Winner

Ellie Gorman, Crestline K-1st Grade Winner

Walton Redden, Crestline K-1st Grade Winner

Announcing...the winners of the 2009 Fire Prevention Poster Contest, brought to you by Emmet O'Neal Library and the Mtn. Brook Fire Department! Kindergarten - 1st Grade Boy: Walton Redden, Crestline Girl: Ellie Gorman, Crestline 2nd-3rd Grade Girl - TIE Hannah Straughn, Crestline Dagny McCullumsmith, Cherokee Bend 4th-5th Grade Boy: David Michael Zell, Advent Girl: Sarah Yates, Mtn. Brook 6th Grade Boy: Owen Conzelman, Crestline Girl: Sara Katherine Wiginton, Crestline Congratulations! Keep an eye out for your pictures on this blog!

Spooktacular is back! Start celebrating Halloween at the Emmet O'Neal Library with stories, face painting, crafts, and snacks. We'll have 30 minute storytimes for ages 3 - 2nd grade at 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00...but be sure to call 879-0459 to make sure you have a spot!

Make your Halloween month frightfully fun with Dig It, the Thursday afternoon event for 3rd - 6th graders. With a viewing of Coraline, a monster mash karaoke smash, and a lesson on how to make yourself look positively spooky, October Dig It is packed with spine-tingling shenanigans you don't want to miss!

Calling all families! Don't miss Backwoods Ramblin' at the Emmet O'Neal Library! An evening of music and marionettes begins with dinner at 5:30 and a show at 6. Call 879-0497 for details.

Fire Prevention Poster Contest!

Did you know that October 4 - 10 is Fire Prevention Week?

You're probably wondering what you can do to celebrate. We've got a great idea!

Design and create a poster, no bigger than 9" x 12", about preventing fires - this year's theme is "Don't Get Burned" - and enter it in the poster contest, sponsored by the Emmet O'Neal Library and the Mountain Brook Fire Department.

You can use any medium you'd like, but entries are due at the library children's desk by September 30, so go ahead - get to work!

Family night is back with Emmy Award-winning Farmer Jason! You don't want to miss this rollicking good time of food and music. Dinner is at 5:30, and Farmer Jason begins at 6:00. There's no need to register - just come on down, y'all!

Bookmania is back! After you read our September selection - The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale - you won't be able to wait to talk about it! Come join us on September 8th OR September 22nd for pizza and book-chat. Don't forget to call and register! 879-0497

Calling all animal lovers! The brave crew from the McWane Center will be here at 3:30 on September 9th to share what they know about animals...and to share the animals themselves! Children ages 5 and older can come see, hold, and learn at Emmet O'Neal Library.

Children are never too young for you to start reading with them. Bring your new baby to Patty-Cake Time for songs, rhymes, read-alouds, and playtime. Be sure to call and register first: 897-0497. Stick around afterward for Mommy and Me, an extended playtime with our developmental toys.

September is Roald Dahl month! Be sure to check out the Roald Dahl titles on our Shelfari bookshelf, and find out more about the author, his life, and his books at www.roalddahl.com!

Are you daringly inventive? Are you ginormously interesting? Then Emmet O'Neal is just the place for you! Welcome to Dig It, the Thursday night event for 3rd-6th graders. If you thought Bingo was just for your grandparents, you're in for a real surprise when Dig It starts back up for the new school year on September 3rd. We can't wait to see you there!

Fall Chess Club

Join us for Chess Club, beginning Sept. 14th at 6:00. Whether you're an expert or a beginner, you are welcome to come. A chess coach will be present for those just starting out! So don't be shy. Come on by.

Bookplay Book Discussion

Bookplay Book Discussion

3rd Grade

Tuesday, July 21st

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

in the Children's Dept.

@ the Emmet O'Neal Library

Join us for the 3rd Grade Bookplay Book Discussion group on July 21st. Read any of the Wayside School stories and join your friends for some "Sideways" Library Games. Call 879-0497 to register.

Summer Bookmania

Bookmania

Book Discussion Club

Call 879-0497 to register for one of our Bookmania Book Discussion Clubs. We have one for 4th, 5th and 6th grades. Click on the flyers below to see the cool titles Ms. Erica has chosen for each grade's summer book discussion. 4th Grade Bookmania features The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan on Tuesday, June 2nd or June 23rd from 6:00 - 7:00 pm 5th Grade Bookmania features The Mystery of the Third Lucretia by Susan Runholt on Tuesday, June 9th or June 30th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm 6th Grade Bookmania features The Dragonfly Pool by Kevin Hawkes on Tuesday, June 16th or July 7th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Emmet O'Neal Library Chess Tournament

When: Saturday, July 25 Where: Emmet O'Neal Library Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 22nd at 5:00 pm Entry Fee: $5 Chess Tournament registration form located below. To print out form, right click on image and save to your computer. Then through Word or Publisher, insert image into blank document and size to fit page. Then print out. Fill out form and bring/send to Children's Department along with entry fee before July 22nd deadline.

A round of applause for some 'Creative' sponsors...

Chess, anyone?

Mark your calendars...

Join us for the the Summer Reading Kick Off Carnival on Sunday, May 17th at 2:00 p.m. following the Thomas Hughes Brinkley Memorial Fun Run at 1:30 p.m. The Carnival will have something for all ages and you will be able to register for the Summer Reading Program. For questions, call 879-0497. We hope to see you then!

National Poetry Month

http://gottabook.blogspot.com/2009/04/charles-ghigna-poem-is.html

"GottaBook Blog"

Here's a fun blog honoring National Poetry Month. I hope you will take a minute to visit. We're trying to help bring attention to children's poetry and would like to get the word out to as many people as possible. The blog features a new children's poet each day...30 Poets/30 Days. Teachers and Parents alike: please share this with your children. Thanks, too, for leaving a comment on the blog if you have time. I'll be curious to see what you think of "A Poem Is" poem. Thank you! Charles Ghigna

Attention all Thrill Seekers!

It's a Three-Ring Science Circus and you're invited to the main event! If you like exciting explosions and crazy concoctions - you'll love this after-school program! Kindergarten and up - come on out and join us and the McWane Center for a blast of fun!

Tumblebooks News!

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of licensed titles from children's book publishers such as Simon & Schuster, Chronicle Books, Candlewick Press, Charlesbridge Press, Harcourt, Little Brown, Walker & Company, Lerner Books, amongst others.

The TumbleBookLibrary provides enrichment to students who are reading independently with a variety of high interest material. It also provides support to students who require skill building with a variety of exercises that can be matched with other areas of the curriculum. In general, TumbleBooks are a great addition to a reading program that can be worked on independently by each student or by the whole class. It has been exceptionally well received by ESL and Special Education teachers.

The TumbleBookLibrary collection is accessed online from every computer in your school or library with Internet connection, or from home through a direct link on your school or library website.

Your teachers and students can now get up to the minute
TumbleBook updates through our Twitter feed!!  
You add us at https://twitter.com/TumbleBooks 

We're excited to announce that famed author and storyteller Robert
Munsch is going back into the recording studio this spring in order to
narrate 7 classic Munsch titles for TumbleBooks!

Boy in the Drawer, The 

I Have to Go! 

Moira's Birthday 

Mud Puddle 

Purple, Green, and Yellow 

Something Good 

Stephanie's Ponytail

Also, in an effort to provide content for all your elementary grades,
keep your eye out as we add new Early Readers and Chapter book
read-alongs into our TumbleReadable category.

Family Night: April 14th @ 6:00 (5:30 supper)

Join Brer Rabbit and his puppet friends for stories, music and humor. Brer Rabbit has his toughness put to the test in "Brer Rabbit and the Fly." Brer Bear falls for one of Brer Fox's tricks in "Brer Bear and the Beehive." You'll learn Brer Rabbit's special fishing technique in "Brer Rabbit Goes Fishing." Finally, Brer Rabbit learns to play the banjo in "Brer Rabbit Tries to Sing." Free, as always! Bring the whole family! We'd love to see you there.

Get Ready, Girls!

Come register for this super-fun, ultra-girly event. Bring your doll and spend the afternoon with us, Emmet O'Neal Library! There will be hair-styling stations, crafts, cookie decorating and more! Don't miss out...

Calling All Book Critics!

We have a new display here in the Children's Department, where we will be featuring new and exciting juvenile fiction titles. You can choose one of our selections, read it, then write your own review of it. So come get started on your career as a book reviewer today! Right now our featured selections are: Knights of the Lunchtable: The Dodgeball Chronicles by Frank Cammuso Oggie Cooder by Sarah Weeks The Redheaded Princess by Ann Rinaldi Bronte's Book Club by Kristiana Gregory Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) by Alison McGhee Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd Steinbeck's Ghost by Lewis Buzbee

Spring Break Special

Come join us at Emmet O'Neal for an exciting adventure presented by the UAB Department of Theater! The Amazing Traveling Aesop Show - this year's Spring Break Special.

Book News!

Author Rick Riordan has unveiled the cover for the long-awaited 5th and final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series! Set to be released May 5th, The Last Olympian is sure to be chock-full of heart-stopping mythological adventure and humor, as the other books have been. See a picture of the cover below, and click here to read a funny interview at the author's blog.

Magical March Family Night for All Ages!

After-School Special for March